Feeding behaviour of broiler chickens: a review on the biomechanical characteristics

Feed related costs are the main drivers of profitability of commercial poultry farms, and good nutrition is mainly responsible for the exceptional growth rate responses of current poultry species. So far, most research on the poultry feeding behaviour addresses the productivity indices and birds...

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Main Authors: DP Neves, TM Banhazi, IA Nääs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2014-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2014000200001&lng=en&tlng=en